Merced vs Olivia

Side-by-side comparison of Merced and Olivia — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Merced

Boy name

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Name B

Olivia

Girl name · Rank #1

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Merced Olivia
Current Rank Unranked #1
Total Births (all years) 764 553,664
Peak Year 1942 2014
Peak Year Births 19 19,836
Peak Decade 1950ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1905 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Merced Olivia
1880ss — 618
1890ss — 1,099
1900ss 6 1,575
1910ss 58 3,545
1920ss 82 4,982
1930ss 83 3,922
1940ss 84 7,201
1950ss 86 6,100
1960ss 62 4,015
1970ss 73 7,849
1980ss 75 14,061
1990ss 79 75,913
2000ss 52 156,048
2010ss 17 184,528
2020ss 7 82,208

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Merced Olivia
2014 — 19,836
2015 — 19,726
2016 5 19,409
2017 — 18,777
2018 — 18,055
2019 — 18,569
2020 — 17,682
2021 7 17,841
2022 — 16,654
2023 — 15,313
2024 — 14,718

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1905–2021.

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